Western Digital Elements Portable HD

WD Elements 2TB Portable USB 3.0 Hard Drive

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Daniel Brasher posted thisSep 13, 2017

The venerable WD Elements line is a go-to for externals...and this 2TB in the line just tied cheapest ever at Walmart, last seen in January of this year. $60 might not be a remarkable pricepoint for 2TB of storage anymore, but it's still great to take advantage of when it comes around to save $10 or $20 compared with what you'd end up paying just walking into the store any old day.

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Showing price history since Sep 18, 2013
The average price for this deal since released is $79.15. Lowest historic price was $59.99 on Sep 13, 2017 at Walmart.

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Michael TibiSep 13, 2017

Ties the historic low price point for this 2TB WD Elements external hard drive at Walmart for $60. So if you’re looking for huge capacity to store or back up your tons of video/multimedia files, you might want to check this out.

Viet DoJan 08, 2017when the price was $59.99

Another WD portable hard drive is on sale this week at Staples with the Elements 2TB at only $60, a new historic low price for the popular drive. Perfect if you just want to save a little bit more vs the similarly discounted/size My Passport.

Need a portable hard drive with a USB 3.0 cable? Today this WD Elements 2TB model dropped to $66 with free shipping. Lowest price ever on this model by $2 and $13 off the current next best price online.

Viet DoAug 05, 2015when the price was $69.99

Hard to say no to $70 for a 2TB external drive. I'm pretty sure I paid $80 for my 500GB drive not too long ago so this is a great deal in itself. Usually $80-90 when not on a steep sale. Free ship, sales tax in NJ/NJ only.

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Nice price (within $3 of the all-time low) on this 3TB WD Elements external HDD via Best Buy's eBay storefront. Compared to the next best price around, you're saving $20 or so.

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Showing price history since Sep 14, 2011
The average price for this deal since released is $96.99. Lowest historic price was $86.99 on Jul 17, 2015 at Best Buy.

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Michael TibiJul 10, 2017

In an age where more of our precious memories and records are completely digital, it is crazy not to make backups of your data, so you might want to consider this WD Elements 3TB External Hard Drive.

Michael TibiFeb 14, 2017

Need some extra/backup storage? Today this 3TB WD external hard drive dropped to $90 at Best Buy. While not the lowest price we've seen ever on this product but this is the lowest online at the moment.

Daniel BrasherJul 02, 2014when the price was $93.00

Want additional storage space beyond what your fast-but-sorta-small SSD provides you? This WD Elements 3TB drive has you covered for a new lower price. B&H Photo beats the next best deal around by about $20.

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Not the cheapest we've ever seen this drive, but solidly below the average lowest price we've seen on it in the past. You'd pay $15 more anywhere else.

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Showing price history since May 7, 2010
The average price for this deal since released is $73.16. Lowest historic price was $9.99 on Apr 24, 2014 at TigerDirect.

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Daniel BrasherMar 19, 2015when the price was $49.99

Decent price on this Western Digital Elements terabyte external - within $3 of the cheapest we've seen the drive without rebates or coupons to handle. Adorama's eBay account has everyone beat by $15 or more.

Daniel BrasherApr 24, 2014when the price was $9.99

Want a $10 terabyte portable hard drive? You can snag this Western Digital Elements 1TB drive for $10 after two mail-in rebates. The larger of the two requires a subscription to an internet security suite, but you can always cancel that subscription after the rebate's sent and approved. Obviously this is cheapest ever by a large chunk ($40), and you save nearly $60 off what you'd pay elsewhere.

Daniel BrasherSep 30, 2013when the price was $52.99

In the past, this drive has only been this cheap with rebates. Not today. This deal via Adorama's eBay account saves you $16 off the current next best price and makes this one of the cheapest terabyte USB 3.0 external drives available.

Daniel BrasherApr 01, 2013

Lowest price we've seen on this Western Digital Elements 1TB drive, and a $5 price drop from less than a week ago. This is a very inexpensive way to archive all the music that's overflowing your SSD right now. Remember to mail the rebate.

Adam IbrahimApr 01, 2013

I noticed that the rebate requires you to activate a subscription to the Total Defense Premium Internet Security package. The details are here: http://static.highspeedbackbone.net/rebates/TDI-10199.pdf . I haven't been able to figure out if activating the subscription means that I necessarily have to pay any extra money in order to redeem my rebate. Can you guys shed any light on this for me?

Daniel BrasherApr 02, 2013

Hi Adam, thanks so much for your question and bringing this to our attention.

We looked it up too and didn't find anything solid, either. Apparently people have been asking TigerDirect support and have received varying answers - but not even about whether you have to pay for the Security suite. There's a chance from some reports that you'd have to buy something completely separate just for the rebate to work if you read the fine print.

One person reported you get 12 months free, meaning you'd have plenty of time to cancel before your card started getting charged...but then another person said they'd tried to cancel, got the runaround, got charged $50, and then they refunded the $50 only after complaints and a month's time (without any notification they were honoring the request).

Shady stuff. I've expired this deal page on our site for the time being. There's a chance it's legitimate, but with so many people having trouble, we don't want to unintentionally misrepresent something the company may not even honor.

Daniel BrasherMar 28, 2013

Need a cheap portable drive? This is a full terabyte for only $44 shipped. USB 3.0 and reviews don't throw any red flags (they're mostly very positive). You'll pay $35 more elsewhere.

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Showing price history since Jun 22, 2010
The average price for this deal since released is $90.65. Lowest historic price was $61.36 on Feb 23, 2017 at Amazon.

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Michael TibiFeb 23, 2017when the price was $61.36 with 1 coupon for $8.63 off

Affordable price for this 2TB Western Digital External Hard Drive at NewEgg for $61.36 after coupon. So if you’re looking with huge capacity to store or backup your tons of video/multimedia files, you may want to check this out.

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Viet Do posted thisJan 10, 2016

Another $10 price drop on this very popular WD Elements 5TB external hard drive. Pick one up and you shouldn't have storage issues for a long while. Free ship or store pick up. Selling even faster this time around so if you want one, you may want to grab now rather than later.

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Showing price history since Mar 3, 2015
The average price for this deal since released is $124.99. Lowest historic price was $109.99 on Jan 10, 2016 at Best Buy.

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Daniel BrasherMay 13, 2015when the price was $129.99

Files eating away at your hard drive? Fight back with this 5TB WD Elements external drive. Today TigerDirect's got it for the best ever price by $10 after mail-in rebate.

Daniel BrasherApr 15, 2015when the price was $129.99

All-time low's back on this 5TB WD Elements drive. For a per-terabyte comparison, this is like getting a 2TB drive for just over $50, so for those looking for plenty of storage...not a bad place to start.

Daniel BrasherApr 09, 2015when the price was $129.99

New low on this 5TB WD Elements external HDD - basically the cheapest way you can get 5TB of local storage. Elsewhere you'll pay at least $145.

Daniel BrasherMar 27, 2015when the price was $129.99

Needs lots of storage? Can't get much bigger in one package than this 5TB WD Elements drive. Today it's cheapest ever by $10, and TigerDirect beats everyone else by $15 or etter.

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Showing price history since Jun 30, 2014
The average price for this deal since released is $37.48. Lowest historic price was $34.99 on Jul 14, 2015 at Woot.

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Michael TibiSep 24, 2014when the price was $29.99 with 1 coupon for $10.00 off

Cheap 750GB Western Digital external hard drive at TigerDirect today. This makes the lowest price we've seen by $20 and saving you $30 off the current next best price. Don't forget the coupon and the mail-in rebate.

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Showing price history since Jan 8, 2010
The average price for this deal since released is $82.08. Lowest historic price was $59.99 on Jun 27, 2011 at Amazon.

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predaconXDec 21, 2009

I wish there was firewire 800 on these external hard drives. It would use a port I don't use and it would be faster. Sadly they go for a lot more just for having eSATA or firewire. So I think I have to settle for USB 2.0.